Arthur Baxter (footballer)

Arthur George Baxter (28 December 1911 – 5 September 1944) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Scottish Football League for Falkirk and Dundee and in the Football League for Barnsley.[1][5]

Arthur Baxter

Personal information
Full name	Arthur George Baxter[1]
Date of birth	28 December 1911[1]
Place of birth	Dundee, Scotland[1]
Date of death	5 September 1944 (aged 32)[2]
Place of death	Rimini, Fascist Italy[3]
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[4]
Position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1932	Dundee North End
1933–1934	Portsmouth	0	(0)
1934–1936	Falkirk	41	(10)
1936–1939	Dundee	103	(45)
1938–1939	Barnsley	6	(3)
Total		184	(62)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Baxter served as a private in the London Scottish of the Gordon Highlanders during the Second World War.[2] He was killed during the Battle of Rimini on 5 September 1944 and was buried at the Gradara War Cemetery.[2][3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	Division	League		Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Falkirk	1934–35	Scottish Division One[5]	28	9	1	—	29	9
	1935–36	Scottish Division Two[5]	12	1	—		12	1
Falkirk career total			40	10	1	–	41	10
Dundee	1935–36	Scottish Division One[5]	8	4	—		8	4
	1936–37		38	12	4	1	42	13
	1937–38		38	23	1	1	39	24
	1938–39	Scottish Division Two[5]	14	4	—		14	4
Dundee career total			98	43	5	2	103	45
Barnsley	1938–39	Third Division North[1]	6	3	0	0	6	3
Dundee United	1939–40	Eastern Regional[4]	25	3	7	0	32	3
Aberdeen	1941–42	North Eastern League[6]	2	1	0	0	2	1
Career total			171	60	13	2	184	62

References

1. Arthur Baxter at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
2. "Casualty Details: Arthur Baxter". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
3. Rippon, Anton (2011). Gas Masks for Goal Posts: Football in Britain During the Second World War. Cheltenham: The History Press. p. 116. ISBN 978 0 7524 7188 4.
4. "Arthur Baxter Player Profile". ArabArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
5. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
6. "Arthur Baxter". AFCHeritage. Retrieved 25 July 2020.